ISA Administrator

Working within a small team to ensure that all aspects of ISA administration are completed in a timely and efficient manner to both HMRC and FCA requirements. Cover will also be required on the Client Accounts department when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

Administration

• Ensuring all client subscription activity is completed correctly to HMRC guidelines
• Ensuring the processing of all client assets, stock and cash, is within CASS requirements
• Processing the transfer in and transfer out of clients to/from other plan managers, ensuring that this is to HMRC guidelines and providing clear updates to Investment Managers on its progress
• Ensuring all departmental stock and cash controls are applied correctly on a daily basis
• Providing updates to immediate reporting line on any issues that impact the above
• Assisting with the checking of controls for Transfers In from previous ISA Manager and ensuring we only accept qualifying investments
• Assisting with the checking of controls for Transfers Out to new ISA Manager
• Checking subscription activity has been completed correctly for continuous ISAs,APS, JISA and flexible ISAs
• Checking stock & cash controls
• Raising cash payment requests, ensuring these are processed to company policy and CASS requirements
• Banking of client money, ensuring this is processed to company policy and CASS requirements
• Ensuring closed accounts are monitored correctly
• Monitoring workloads and ensuring that all daily checklists have been completed

Qualifications, skills, experience and competencies required:

• Essential: 4 years industry experience in an ISA administration role
• Advantageous: Up to date and demonstrable knowledge of ISA guidelines including Additional Permitted Subscriptions, Flexible ISA, Continuous ISA Subscriptions, JISA
• Preferably holder of IOC (formerly known as IAQ) or equivalent CISI qualification
• Educated to minimum of A-level standard, with minimum of Grade C at GCSE English and Maths
• Well organised
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to maintain required standards when working under pressure
• Good attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Good IT skills, especially Excel spreadsheets